My Corsair Vengeance Series Build - Need Further Inspiration!

wobbledog

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Hey Guys,
I'm relatively new here, however I've been a customer at Overlclockers for quite some time now.

It all started off when I bought the OCUK Primo 600i System. I gradually put a PNY GeForce GTX 550Ti (big mistake, yes I know :/) in, and recently I've upgraded my case to the mighty Corsair Vengeance C70 in White, from there I installed the new Corsair CX600M PSU, and have since put in three additional Cooler Master SickleFlow Red fans, as I've now decided I'd like a White/Black/Red theme.
To match this theme I'm planning on purchasing the ASRock Fatal1ty Professional Motherboad, however I'm having trouble choosing a Graphics Card. I know an AMD card would match well with the red theme, however I would prefer an Nvidia card, typically a 660/670.
Would anybody be able to suggest a graphics card to match the White/Black/Red theme? (Preferably not the ASUS Direct CU series :P)

Here's my rig at the moment, average temps are as following:

CPU - Idle: 35c Load: 54c
GPU - Idle: 30c Load: 66c

(Budgets) Specs:

Intel Core i3-2120 (@3.3GHz), Cannot overclock (even by a little) because of H61 Chipset
Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D2V
PNY GeForce GTX 550Ti
TeamGroup Elite 8GB DDR3
Seagate Barracuda 500GB
WD Caviar 200GB
Corsair CX600M
Corsair Vengeance C70
 
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Just realized the picture didn't work: here it is :)

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wobbledog said:
I've been looking at the MSI GTX670 Power Edition - has anyone used it before?
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I just recieved the MSI GTX670 Power Edition yesterday and im more than happy. Its replacing a HD6950 2gb card I had and I couldn't be happier, everything is just better.
 
I replaced my 7850 yesterday with a 660....and the PC now runs properly :)....unlike when the 7850 was in it , I really don't those ATI/AMD Cards at all although I put most of the issues down to the crappy ATI Drivers
 
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I guess - will probably end up with either the 670/660Ti Power Edition. Or maybe the 660Ti Twin Frozr 3, as it fits the colour scheme better. Also added the Arctic Cooling Freezer today, barely fits :P however temps are 10c cooler so very happy :)

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My build:

Zalman Z9 Plus Case
CD/DVD COMBO Drive
Corsair TX650 PSU
Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler
Corsair Vegenance 8GB 1600MHZ
HyperX Blu 4GB 1600MHZ
Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (SOCKET AM3+)
AMD FX-8120 Bulldozer(OC'ed to 4.4GHZ Cooled at 14deg idle)
Nvidia Geforce 8600GT 1024MB(Upgrading soon)
Hitachi 1TB 7200RPm
640GB Western Digital

Will be getting an SSD Soon. i have this build now i built it last year Summer July 2012. it is Quiet and plays a few games like Black ops 2, MW3, Hot Pursuit ETC... Has never been above 50deg on Full load with prime95.
 
GamerXesr said:
My build:

Zalman Z9 Plus Case
CD/DVD COMBO Drive
Corsair TX650 PSU
Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler
Corsair Vegenance 8GB 1600MHZ
HyperX Blu 4GB 1600MHZ
Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (SOCKET AM3+)
AMD FX-8120 Bulldozer(OC'ed to 4.4GHZ Cooled at 14deg idle)
Nvidia Geforce 8600GT 1024MB(Upgrading soon)
Hitachi 1TB 7200RPm
640GB Western Digital

Will be getting an SSD Soon. i have this build now i built it last year Summer July 2012. it is Quiet and plays a few games like Black ops 2, MW3, Hot Pursuit ETC... Has never been above 50deg on Full load with prime95.
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Sounds good, when I can finally get up to a Z68/77 chipset I'll see if I can overclock even by that little extra .1GHz :P
 
 
If your'e willing to spend some cash on this get a KFA2 GTX680 if you really want to go all white, red and black.

Otherwise the MSI one looks pretty good, apart from the blue bit on top.

It might be nice to add some braided cables too to finish the whole thing off nicely.
 
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